Crowds of people jostled around the ATM, and the results were surprising!
(Baonghean.vn) - ATM systems in the districts of Nghe An province have been almost overloaded in recent days due to the increased number of people withdrawing money. In many places, long lines of people crowded around the ATMs only to receive the message: "Sorry! The ATM is currently unable to dispense money due to..."
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| Long lines of people queued in front of the ATM in Cau Giat town, Quynh Luu district. |
Typically, on the afternoon of January 23, 2017 (the 26th day of the Lunar New Year), many ATMs in Quynh Luu district were overloaded due to the large number of people withdrawing money. In particular, some ATMs were out of order, causing people to wait for hours.
According to our investigation, each bank in Quynh Luu district only has one ATM; only the Vietnam Industrial and Commercial Bank has two ATM locations with three machines, but even that is insufficient to meet the demand for cash withdrawals during the Lunar New Year period. Therefore, people have to wait a very long time to withdraw money.
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| People were scrambling to get to the ATM to withdraw money... |
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| and the results were not as expected. |
Specifically, the ATM located in front of the District People's Committee office frequently experiences technical malfunctions, preventing people from withdrawing cash.
Around the Lunar New Year holiday, the number of people withdrawing money from ATMs at banks is very high, often resulting in long queues. This situation occurs not only in Quynh Luu but in most districts where ATMs are installed.
Le Nhung


